Recent Fiction

The Kiss

by Lauren LeBano

15 March 2010

The goblin watching me from the bleachers has been watching me all my life. He's short, about five feet two inches, and he dresses impeccably, wearing a full tuxedo most days. His eyes are yellow with no whites, and hungry.

Who in Mortal Chains

by Claire Humphrey

8 March 2010

They offered violence. It's an offer I can't help but accept.

Small Burdens

by Paul M. Berger

1 March 2010

Moth had a new possum. She had fashioned a little broom for the creature and now she was teaching it to sweep the floor. This was proving an uphill battle. The possum had no natural grasp of the concept of tidiness, and it was developing a rapidly escalating personal hatred of Moth.

Sundowning

by Joanne Merriam

22 February 2010

"It's time for the bloodletting," I told him. I had the needle ready in my hand.

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